Spirea, or spiraea, are popular perennial shrubs with pretty blooms in spring and summer. They're generally low-maintenance, but now and again, these plants benefit from a prune. Spirea tend to get ...

Looking for an easy shrub to grow? You must try a spirea — pronounced spye-REE-ah. There are basically two types. One is the bridal wreath with cascading branches of numerous crisp white flowers that ...

Most people can recognize a maple or an oak tree. If you start talking about lilacs or roses, one s mind may begin to stroll through the gardens of their past. Another group of plants that people know ...

A: Yes, you can prune Spirea vanhouttei now. Remove old and weak stems at ground level to encourage this easy-to-grow shrub to retain its graceful, cascading habit. Q: My hydrangeas are starting to ...

A queen of the summer landscape border ... the family of Spirea. For years if you spoke the name Spirea, the vision folks saw dancing in their heads was that of the gracefully weeping white Bridal ...

Spirea (Spiraea spp.) is a shrub that's hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 8, though some of them can tolerate a wider range of regions. There are several varieties, and depending on which one you get, they can ...

Shoe button spirea is another favorite shrub in my yard. Right now it is still in its last stages of a simply gorgeous bloom cycle. Other names it may be called are bridal wreath spirea or popcorn ...

Flowering shrubs can bring color, interest and fragrance to your garden even after the spring-blooming forsythia, viburnums and lilacs have had their day. “There doesn’t need to be a lull until the ...

For persistent color in your landscape every year, plant dynamic colorful shrubs that bring interest with their fabulous ...

Flowering trees and shrubs are a great way to bring blooms to your landscape with little effort. Crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.) is one of the most colorful and romantic flowering trees available.

I've been helping my brother at the family farm. My grandparents established the farm and my parents took it over. In recent years, it's been neglected but Tom is doing a tremendous job of clearing it ...